I have had time to think about what @SenTomCotton said about Trump's nominees, and how they should go through because it is unprecedented for the POTUS party in the Senate Majority to deny him his cabinet.

We have heard ad nauseum that Trump needs to "expend political capital" to get his preferred nominees through the GOP controlled Senate.

Think about that for a moment.

Why should he have to do that?

The narrative we have been fed is literally telling us that the GOP Senate is the obstruction to Trump as POTUS.

That is what they are saying when they push the narrative.

And TBH, the GOP Senators are helping solidify that narrative with their OTR and ON the Record comments.

Why do we accept this as the norm?
Trump should not have to expend ANY political capital to get any of his Cabinet nominees through the process with a GOP majority Senate.

Yes, I know, they have to fight. But why should they have to fight so hard? No other POTUS has to face this issue. What is the answer?

For now, we have their back, and we stiffen their spines and remind them we are in the MAJORITY, and Trump won.
But thinking to the future. Do you think it will be different in 2028 if Vance wins? No. We are at a crossroads. Some of the Old Rhinos need to retire, and new blood brought into the fold.
The next 2 cycles will be interesting.

JUST IN - Nancy Pelosi hospitalized in Luxembourg after suffering "an injury."

https://www.disclose.tv/id/qqxto3w2g3/

@disclosetv

And all Michael Byrd had to do to get the pay off was to cold-blooded murder unarmed, non-threatening Ashli Babbitt in front of hundreds of people on camera.

U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Hypersonic Missile Tested in Second Live-Fire; First with Transporter-Erector Launcher

In the second “successful end-to-end test” of the LRHW, the missile was live-fired from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Story: https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/13/lrhw-second-test/

Standard Missile-3 Intercepts Target in First Live Ballistic Missile Defense Test from Guam

The Ballistic Missile Defense, the first ever from Guam, saw the first use of the AN/TPY-6 radar and the tilting Vertical Launching System. The Missile Defense Agency has been preparing to protect Guam from increasingly complex threats emerging in China and North Korea.

Story: https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/13/guam-sm-3-first-ballistic-missile-defense-test/

U.S. Air Force E-4B Doomsday Planes Replacement Program Progresses

The first B-747-8i to be converted into an E-4C was relocated to Wichita last month for the next phase of work.

Story: https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/12/u-s-air-force-e-4b-doomsday-planes-replacement-program-progresses/

Chinese Fujian Aircraft Carrier Returns from Fifth Sea Trials

China’s new Type 003 supercarrier returned last week from its fifth sea trial, which might have also included flight activity.

Story: https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/11/fujian-carrier-fifth-sea-trials/

The perspective of a post 9/11 veteran regarding the SECDEF nomination, the damage sustained to the military in the DEI and woke Eras, and why we must rely solely on change agents to reverse the damage and stop all the pearl clutching.

Thank you for reading and supporting my journal!

https://skeshel.substack.com/p/veterans-know-why-hegseth-must-become

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi has been admitted to the hospital while traveling with a Congressional delegation in Luxembourg. She apparently "sustained an injury" during the trip marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.